Barcodes vs RFID, which is better for asset tracking?

Barcodes are largely universal, but RFID frequencies and types vary across applications and regions.

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Barcodes

Barcoding is simpler and easier to set-up than RFID. Unless you actually need the additional functionality offered by RFID then stick to barcodes. Barcoding can be applied to most environments and heavy duty labels provide a viable option for the harshest of...

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Protect credit cards from wireless theft - CBS News

Protect credit cards from wireless theft

An employee shows how to pay at a vending machine with a mobile phone and Visa payWave contactless payment system on February 27, 2013 at the Mobile World Congress, the world's biggest mobile fair, in Barcelona. The European Union warned member states on February 26 to free up the airwaves for new, super-fast fourth generation mobile networks and...

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